Support Groups at Fourth

By Rev. Corey Gray | May 30, 2024

In any given week, there are multiple support groups meeting at Fourth or online which strive to help those in our midst who are navigating particular life challenges.

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New in the Library

By Jennifer Horst | May 6, 2024

Fourth’s Library has always been a pleasant place to study, browse, or relax with a good read, and now it’s also a safer environment for the books.

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Change to the Lord’s Prayer

By Dr. Todd Smedley | April 5, 2024

To bring the language of the Lord’s Prayer into closer conformity with the language of Scripture, this week Fourth’s pastors and Session approved changing the wording of one phrase in the Lord’s Prayer.

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Meet Our New Pastor of Outreach

By Susan Kemp | March 13, 2024

Last month Fourth received its newest pastor, Dr. Isaiah Nengean, the first to serve in the newly created position of Pastor of Outreach.

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Resources for Holy Week

By Susan Kemp | February 21, 2024

As we look ahead to Holy Week, here are some resources chosen by Fourth pastors to help prepare our hearts and minds for the season.

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Annual Meeting of the Congregation

By Susan Kemp | January 23, 2024

All church members are encouraged to stay after the 11:00 a.m. service February 4, 12:30 p.m., to vote on the 2024 budget and candidates for church office.

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Don’t Miss Your Connection: Missions Conference, October 20–25

By Susan Kemp | September 19, 2023

When Missions Director Janie Randell was serving as a nurse in the jungles of Papua, Indonesia, years ago, a fellow missionary’s child needed surgery that required flying halfway around the globe…

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Meet the Fellows Class of 2023-24

By Susan Kemp | September 12, 2023

During last Sunday’s morning services, we were pleased to welcome the new class of Fourth Fellows into our congregation. They’d just returned from the Fellows Opening Retreat, where they spent time bonding with each other and with Fellows Co-Directors Dave Frerichs and Tanya Klitsch, as well as having fun at the Chesapeake Bay. The retreat…

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Summer Youth Mission Trips

By Susan Kemp | August 15, 2023

This summer, Fourth’s Youth Ministry sent two groups to communities in need: rising seniors traveled to Puerto Rico to upgrade a Christian school and rising 8th graders served inner city kids in Baltimore, MD. Read about their accounts here: “Our rising seniors served at the Puerto Rico Christian School, just outside of San Juan, where…

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Lebanon Mission Trip

By Janie Randell | August 15, 2023

In Beirut, our volunteers were able to experience and gain a deeper understanding of the culture and current situation in Lebanon, as well as context for the Grow Center’s vital ministry to pre-schoolers.

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